If You Want to Change Gun Violence in the US After the March For Our Lives, Join These Advocacy Groups

These groups are making sure not one more life is lost to gun violence.

On March 24, 2018, students and families from across the country will participate in the historic March for Our Lives to demand an end to gun violence in the United States. The demonstration, which was organized in the wake of the horrific Stoneman Douglas High School Shooting in Parkland, Florida, aims to send a strong message to politicians: it’s time for the shootings to stop.

But March for Our Lives isn’t the only organization fighting for gun control in America. During this pivotal moment in our nation’s history, it’s important to continue our support for the other groups working tirelessly to end gun violence across our nation. We’ve rounded up some of the top nonprofits advocating for this important cause, and detailed ways you can get involved.

Take action on gun control now by contacting your congressperson:

EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY

Everytown for Gun Safety was first launched in 2014, when former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg spent $50 million to help create an organization that would fight the NRA and support gun control. Everytown combined existing groups Mayors Against Illegal Guns and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, and vowed to be as aggressive as the NRA in their approach to gun control reforms.

THE BRADY CAMPAIGN

The Brady Campaign was founded in 1974, making the organization one of the oldest gun control groups in America. It was initially called the National Council to Control Handguns, but changed its name in 2001 to the Brady Campaign in order to honor Jim Brady, the former White House press secretary who was wounded during the 1981 attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan. In 2001, the Brady Campaign also incorporated the Million Mom March—another gun control advocacy group—into the organization.

COALITION TO STOP GUN VIOLENCE

Since the 70’s, the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence (CSGV) has pushed educational and legislative agendas, aimed at ending gun violence in America. Through data-based policy development and effective lobbying, the CSGV has remained an aggressive advocate for gun control throughout its history.